ThecompetitivenessofChina'slaggingautoindustry.In2005,bytheMinistryofCommerceIndustryInjuryInvestigationBureauandtheChinaAutomotiveTechnologyandResearchCentercompletedthe"ChinaAutomobileIndustryResearchontheinternationalcompetitivenessevaluationreport"concludedthatChina'sautoindustryoverallcompetitivenessindexistheUnitedStateswere41.7percent,Japan's42.4%,47.3%inGermanyandSouthKorea61.6%,farbehindtheautomobileindustrywiththesepowers.Alongperiodoftimebecauseofthelackofcoretechnologycapital,theautomotiveindustryvaluechainhavebeenpartofthehigh-endforeigncontrol,butalsoexacerbatethistrend.